carbon
Litter-->Organic C
what is decomposition
NO3-->NO2-->NO-->N20-->N2
denitrification
DOP
dissolved organic P
S reducers
SO4->H2S
organic c-->CO2
respiration
NH4-->NH3+H+-->NH3
ammonia volatilization
plant biomass P--> POP
litterfall
NO3- ->N2
denitrifiers
organic c-->CH4
methanogenesis
NH4+-->NO3-
nitrification
POP(aerobic)-->POP(anaerobic)
peat accretion
O2-->H2O
aerobes
CO2-->plant
photosynthesis
organic N-->NH4
mineralization
DIP --> ____
plant uptake
CO2->CH4
methanogens
litter-->peat
peat accretion
ionized form of NH
NH4+
P bound iron or aluminum at what pHs
peak at pH 5
range (3-7)
Fe3+ -> Fe2+
iron reducers